date palms
itchy qualms
calloused palms
book of psalms

palmed dates
love hates
swanned lake
locked gates
heavy wait

weighted words
bated lips
slim hips
shallow sips
losing grips

unequivocally
quizzical
metaphysically
mystical
tangentially
tragically
Magic
man

his brawny arms
his lucky charms
his worldly-wise
irish eyes
time flies

when you’re older
bolder
colder
and wiser

my green man
my keen man
just passing through
devoting his view
to the old
the new
the striving
the thriving
the weak
the strong
and the dying.